Non Splashy Signings In Free Agency

[Doomsday]

They are banking that with Romo playing the team will return the team to 2014.

 

[jblaze2004]

we are pinning last year on romo getting injured.

 

[texbumthelife]

Personally I think early free agency is about plugging holes and that's pretty much it. If you can somehow get a great player on a deal that won't break the bank then fine but for the most part you are trying to plug as many holes with value players as possible. The whole point of this is to allow you to draft based on quality and not need. Thats what builds great teams. Its a proven strategy that most of the perennial contenders use and I don't understand why so many of you are trying to go against it.

Would I have liked to pick up a decent but not great pass rusher or safety so far?. Of course. Especially since it still is a hole for us. But I also don't want to over pay like almost everyone else does on these week 1 signings.

This is just the start of the team building period and some of you guys need to have more patience. We still have the draft to pickup a few difference makers. After that, everyone seems to be forgetting about all the vets that end up being cut in June for contract reasons. There is no reason to panic and there is certainly no reason to be throwing money around in the hopes that it somehow pays off. It rarely does.

I think the FO has gotten cute and tried to nickel and dime the few guys they had real interest in signing. That said, this was a very weak FA class, particularly in the areas where the Cowboys need help. The defensive line could be shockingly bad next season unless they hit big in the draft. I am most surprised how little they have done thus far to improve a pretty weak secondary though.

 

[MRV52]

I have no problem with not signing high dollar free agents. But when you stand pat and do little or nothing but then all of a sudden sign B free agents as supporting cast then you better be spot on with those selections. I want to know the opinions on the Zone what you think about standing pat on the Big Splashy signings this year. Do you agree with this strategy or not?

We did not stand pat. We offered the least amount of money to many of the FA's

 

[fortdick]

What is Free Agentsy? Is that like Free Agency??

Beat me to it.

Hukt on foneks

 

[RJ_MacReady]

IMO (and probably the same opinion of others), the only glaring deficiency we've had on the lineup is at WDE. Even 1DT was still easily manageable in FA, Draft, UDFA, return of T.McClain. Finding/Affording/Drafting/Developing an edge rusher is borderline like acquiring a good left tackle. It's a key position and you can't go half-assed. So far, unlike last year, everything is pointing towards the 2013 offseason ineptitude towards addressing the position.

 

[CyberB0b]

Really running out of DE options. Still haven't resigned Hardy, Mincey or J. Crawford. And Gregory is out for the first 4 games. Currently our only DEs (the first 4 games) are Lawrence and Russell.

That's scary, considering how bad our pass rush was with those guys.

 

[Doomsay]

we are pinning last year on romo getting injured.

Even if Romo plays every game, we will have a hard time winning with this DL (and that assumes we will get some good defensive draft picks).

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

I have no problem with not signing high dollar free agents. But when you stand pat and do little or nothing but then all of a sudden sign B free agents as supporting cast then you better be spot on with those selections. I want to know the opinions on the Zone what you think about standing pat on the Big Splashy signings this year. Do you agree with this strategy or not?

Yeh but we got sum cap space!

 

[Zimmy Lives]

The only free agent I thought was a must and the Cowboys missed on is Colt McCoy. If they do not draft a QB who can step in as a quality backup, the season is sunk if Romo goes down again.

I didn't think any of the free agents available were high priority but I was hoping for a DT, safety and CB. One out of three isn't bad. It isn't good but it isn't bad.

Quite frankly, the only free agent I considered a huge upgrade if they were going to improve significantly (in a glaring area of weakness) was/is Greg Hardy. He is the best pass rusher on the market. He is still an option although it looking less and less possible.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

I have no problem with not signing high dollar free agents. But when you stand pat and do little or nothing but then all of a sudden sign B free agents as supporting cast then you better be spot on with those selections. I want to know the opinions on the Zone what you think about standing pat on the Big Splashy signings this year. Do you agree with this strategy or not?

I think they tried to get Eric Weddle.

 

[Alexander]

I think they tried to get Eric Weddle.

It was a stab per reports. Garrett and Bisaccia texted him. Or something. Romo may have called him on the phone.

But hardly a full court press.

Compare that to the steak and lobster fest at Jones' house to get Collins.

 

[Risen Star]

Here's the thing though with this patient frugal approach to FA. That's fine as long as you pair it with a long term team building approach in the draft. But if the failure to really address needs in March causes you to seek immediate impact in April you'll be hard pressed to build a winner. I'd rather see that immediate impact fixation in the FA period and draft pure.

As an example, if whiffing on a DE now "forces" us to draft Joey Bosa at 4 even though our scouts have a messiah type grade on Carson, that's a bad thing. A really bad thing. A we're all going to football hell bad thing.

 

[CF74]

It ain't over till we lose 8 games....

 

[BlueNSilver88]

Here's the thing though with this patient frugal approach to FA. That's fine as long as you pair it with a long term team building approach in the draft. But if the failure to really address needs in March causes you to seek immediate impact in April you'll be hard pressed to build a winner. I'd rather see that immediate impact fixation in the FA period and draft pure.

As an example, if whiffing on a DE now "forces" us to draft Joey Bosa at 4 even though our scouts have a messiah type grade on Carson, that's a bad thing. A really bad thing. A we're all going to football hell bad thing.

Well, then that's the FO's fault. If Wentz is really rated that much higher, they should just take Wentz & later try to figure out what to do about DE.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Taking Bosa because we have to or signing Hardy for the same reason is dumb. IF they aren't great players, then why waste money on them, might as well draft or sign players that are clear upgrades to the team at a different position. Not like Reggie Nelson wouldn't be an upgrade. Or Courtney Upshaw.

 

[casmith07]

I have no problem with not signing high dollar free agents. But when you stand pat and do little or nothing but then all of a sudden sign B free agents as supporting cast then you better be spot on with those selections. I want to know the opinions on the Zone what you think about standing pat on the Big Splashy signings this year. Do you agree with this strategy or not?

For a forum that complained that we have no depth anywhere on the team ever in history, it really is funny to see fans ***** about the Cowboys addressing the roster by adding quality depth (AND STARTERS - THORNTON) to the roster.

 

[Blast From The Past]

we are pinning last year on romo getting injured.

One player does not make a team. But in reality what would have been our record last year had Romo stayed healthy?

 

[Blast From The Past]

Beat me to it.

Hukt on foneks

Couldn't figure a way to change the title after seeing the spelling error, I should have deleted it and redone it.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I think we tried to out smart ourselves.

By waiting and waiting for second tier, we lost out. Now it's panic mode

How exactly are we panicking?